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Caribou is an online educational platform offering math learning resources and competitions for students from the start of Elementary School to the end of High School. Participation in some contests and many resources are free. As all resources are completely virtual, they are as well-suited to distance learning, afterschool tutoring, home schooling, and blended learning settings as t
hey are to the traditional school environment.
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The Caribou Mathematics Competition or Caribou Cup is an international online math contest held six times over the school year, typically over 2 days in October, November, January, February, April, and May. Each contest is run at the 6 contest levels, Grade 2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8, 9/10, and 11/12. Contest questions and solutions are now offered in English, French, Persian, Mandarin, Ukrainian, Azerbaijani, Khmer, and the list keeps growing! All participants receive certificates for participation and achievement, and top-scoring students can earn cash prizes. Caribou contests differ from other contests in that they:
โข are offered six times per school year (October - May),
โข are designed to be accessible and enjoyable to students of all levels, not just those who excel in mathematics,
โข cater to students from grade 2 all the way through to
grade 12,
โข contain interactive questions loved by students,
โข feature mathematical puzzles rather than strictly knowledge-based questions,
โข require minimal time and effort from schools and teachers since contests are held online and graded automatically,
โข come with results and statistics available on the evening after the contest,
โข provide 250 video solutions to selected questions,
โข offer interactive practice access to contests from previous years and detailed written solutions
